Two common understandings regarding salvation are Exclusivism and Pluralism. Christian Exclusivism can be pictured as "One path alone takes us to God. All others take is elsewhere." Pluralism can be pictured as "Many, and perhaps even all, paths potentially take us to God." These are not all of the options, but they are the most …
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Losin’ My Religion– 17th Century Style
Yea, whereas it was wont to be made the certain mark of a graceless wretch to deride the godly, how few are there now that stick at secretly deriding and slandering those that are not of their opinions! A piousPrelatical man can reverently scorn and slander a Presbyterian; and a Presbyterian an Independent; and an …
The Holy Bible Among Other Scriptures
So what might we say of revelation in other religions? In an era past, the Scottish missionary to India John Nicol Farquhar famously championed the idea that Christ fulfills the best in Hinduism,[46] an idea that could be applied to other religions and their sacred texts. At the other end of the spectrum there is …
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
The following is two excerpts from Christan Smith's paper, "On 'Moralistic Therapeutic Deism' as U.S. Teenagers’ Actual, Tacit, De Facto Religious Faith, " based on the research of sociologists Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton. I think one could read his paper and recognize that the bigger challenge for Christianity is not Secularism or other faiths, …
Pascal’s Wager in Pluralistic Cultural Context
Blaise Pascal developed "Pascal's Wager", drawn from Thoughts (Pensees) that argues for faith in God over and against doubt or rejection (translated): Yes, but you must wager. There is no choice, you are already committed. Which will you choose then? Let us see: since a choice must be made, let us see which offers you …
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Interfaith Dialogue… a Simple Presentation
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